Is jQuery a client-side or a server-side JavaScript library?
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jQuery is a client side framework that mostly caters toward DOM manipulation and abstracts many DOM methods so you can save lots of typing.
DOM:
var as = document.getElementsByTagName('a');
jQuery:
$('a')
It also solves a lot of browser discrepancies so you have more time for rapid development and not have to worry about low-level inconsistencies.
meder
2009-11-02 05:15:50
+1 - So much for my response.
James Black
2009-11-02 05:17:16
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client side. and it's very nice. It allows you to modify the DOM tree very efficiently and without hassle. Also, there are a lot of plugin libraries, allowing you to add new widgets and high-level functionality to the library in no time.
Stefano Borini
2009-11-02 05:16:10
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A:
jQuery is a client-side Javascript Framework which you can include in your HTML code using the <script src="scripts/jquery.js"></script> tag.
thephpdeveloper
2009-11-02 05:16:28
Is this answer really the "best" answer? I'm not trying to get extra votes here, but this answer seems woefully incomplete.
Soviut
2009-11-02 06:34:43
The question was answered here, short and sweet like the question. It was your choice to go the extra mile. It is hardly a woefully incomplete answer.
redsquare
2009-11-02 07:34:33
Corrected my answer. I knew someone was going to call me on this. I was actually kinda joking simply because it is so popular as a client-side language.
Blake Taylor
2009-11-02 08:03:56
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It's a JavaScript framework that abstracts many complex tasks into well tested methods that are wrapped in the jQuery function.
Joseph Silvashy
2009-11-02 05:17:28
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Jquery is a client side library used for:
- Traversing the DOM: Selecting every other paragraph, or getting all the child elements inside a list, for example.
- Manipulating the DOM: Wrapping every link in a div tag, changing all tables to red.
- Ajax: Sending requests to the server and retrieving and displaying the response the server sends back, without refreshing the whole page.
- Animation: Fade in, Slide Up, grow, shrink, move, etc.
- Browser normalization: Make all browsers behave the same way with the same jquery code.
Soviut
2009-11-02 05:19:41